Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
? : GA :: QR : JI
- AKN
- BRS
- CNQ
- DTZ
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's look at the known relationship pair QR:JI:
Q=17, R=18
J=10, I=9
The pattern between the first and second term of the pair is:
Q(17)
−7
J(10)
R(18)
−9
I(9)
Let's apply the same logic in reverse to find the missing term before GA:
G=7, A=1
First letter−7=G(7)⟹First letter=7+7=14→N
Second letter−9=A(1)⟹Second letter=1+9=10→J
Since NJ is not in the options, let's look at an alternate relation between the pairs (First word:Third word) and (Second word:Fourth word):
Comparing GA and JI:
G(7)
+3
J(10)
A(1)
+8
I(9)
Applying this logic to find the missing term X that connects to QR(17,18):
First letter of X
+3
Q(17)⟹17−3=14→N
Second letter of X
+8
R(18)⟹18−8=10→J
Still yields NJ. Let's re-verify positional shifts within options:
Let's look at the sum of position values:
QR=17+18=35
JI=10+9=19
Difference =35−19=16
Let's look at GA=7+1=8. The missing term sum should be 8+16=24.
Checking options for positional sums:
KN=11+14=25
RS=18+19=37
NQ=14+17=31
TZ=20+26=46
Let's analyze standard alphabetical opposite shifts:
Q→J (Opposite pair: Q+J=27)
R→I (Opposite pair: R+I=27)
Thus, the letters in the second term are the exact alphabetical opposites of the letters in the first term.
Applying this logic to GA:
Opposite of G is T (27−7=20→T)
Opposite of A is Z (27−1=26→Z)
Therefore, the missing term is TZ.
Q=17, R=18
J=10, I=9
The pattern between the first and second term of the pair is:
Q(17)
−7
J(10)
R(18)
−9
I(9)
Let's apply the same logic in reverse to find the missing term before GA:
G=7, A=1
First letter−7=G(7)⟹First letter=7+7=14→N
Second letter−9=A(1)⟹Second letter=1+9=10→J
Since NJ is not in the options, let's look at an alternate relation between the pairs (First word:Third word) and (Second word:Fourth word):
Comparing GA and JI:
G(7)
+3
J(10)
A(1)
+8
I(9)
Applying this logic to find the missing term X that connects to QR(17,18):
First letter of X
+3
Q(17)⟹17−3=14→N
Second letter of X
+8
R(18)⟹18−8=10→J
Still yields NJ. Let's re-verify positional shifts within options:
Let's look at the sum of position values:
QR=17+18=35
JI=10+9=19
Difference =35−19=16
Let's look at GA=7+1=8. The missing term sum should be 8+16=24.
Checking options for positional sums:
KN=11+14=25
RS=18+19=37
NQ=14+17=31
TZ=20+26=46
Let's analyze standard alphabetical opposite shifts:
Q→J (Opposite pair: Q+J=27)
R→I (Opposite pair: R+I=27)
Thus, the letters in the second term are the exact alphabetical opposites of the letters in the first term.
Applying this logic to GA:
Opposite of G is T (27−7=20→T)
Opposite of A is Z (27−1=26→Z)
Therefore, the missing term is TZ.